By Daniel Kubik
It’s not easy to look at a Quentin Tarantino film and come out saying, “That’s it?” After all, plenty of people would love to see Kill Bill decried for all the wrong reasons–it’s shallow, it’s violent and it brings new meaning to the idiom “paint the town red.” Given these misguided complaints, Kill Bill could… Continue reading Kill Bill? Looks like he’s just wounded
By Daniel Kubik
No matter what you fault Jeepers Creepers 2 with, it has one undeniable asset–it isn’t Jeepers Creepers, The original, released in 2001, has surprisingly little in common with its baby brother. Where the sequel opts for nothing but pure slasher action, Jeepers Creepers delivered precisely 90 minutes of suspense-driven garbage that runs out of gas… Continue reading Wanted: ghoulish creature to stalk and kill teens of varying naivete
By Jeff Kubik
Alright kids, here’s irony for you. Imagine a film exploring the concept of sexual role playing, characters struggling with roles imposed by society and the uneasy balance strike as they refuse and redefine them. Now imagine this same film is so deeply mired in cliche, its characters so one-dimensional, that it defies the most formulaic… Continue reading Mango could use more juice
By Jeff Kubik
Comedy is a serious business. Delivery, timing and a thousand variables must be carefully considered before a finished product is shown to an audience. So you can be assured that when you finally see Stephen Hawking take the stage and sing the greatest disco hits of the ’70s, you’re taking part in something magnificent. Beginning… Continue reading Of disco singing physicists and “Name That Bum”